The gladiators should definately be used as rebel units though. In the Spartocus revolt, the gladiators couldn't find any better equipment than the gladium and the equipment they wore in the colosseum. They should not be available to the Romans though, definately.

Pigs... pigs... I don't know about them. They are a hilarious addition to the game but are probably not historically accurate. Oh wait, now that I think about it, they ARE accurate. The Romans did use pigs when dealing with carthaginians and other elephant using people. But that's about it. Pigs are however very useless in battle. They are costy, you can only use them once, and they often miss which means that the pigs are often completely useless. Actually wait: Are the people in a pig unit the trainers or the pigs themselves? If they are the trainers, do the units replenish after every battle? I don't use them so I don't know.

I never even knew the Romans used wardogs. I think the barbarians may have (in very rare cases) but I don't think the Romans did.

The one thing this thread should really be talking about is Amazons. Come on, they're a myth, and obviously just there to improve sales. However... they add an interesting twist to the campaign.